TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly called the State Finance Council back to work Friday in response to the committee delaying a vote on the certificate of indebtedness.
In less than 30 minutes, the council approved the certificate. The delay on a vote jeopardized the state’s economic health and the paychecks of thousands of state employees and teachers, according to the governor.
Click here to listen to a replay of the council's meeting that started at 9a.m. Friday.
Following the council's approval, Governor Kelly said, “I was glad to see my fellow State Finance Council members vote to pass the certificate of indebtedness this morning. This will ensure our teachers and state employees get paid without delay, and Kansans can get the resources they need as we continue on our road to economic recovery.”
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TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly will reconvene the State Finance Council Friday morning.
Governor Kelly is calling the meeting in response to Republican members delaying a vote that could jeopardize the state’s economic health and the paychecks of thousands of state employees and teachers.
“The same Republicans on the State Finance Council who voted against the certificate of indebtedness, rubber-stamped every action Sam Brownback took as he drove our state’s finances into the ground, including approving several previous certificates of indebtedness,” Governor Kelly said in a media release from her office.
“Without this certificate we threaten the future of our state -- we can’t pay our teachers, we can’t pay our 40,000 state employees, and we can’t get the PPE we need to protect Kansans from the threat of COVID-19. I won’t let that happen, so I will call back the State Finance Council tomorrow morning, and every morning until our Republican colleagues approve this certificate of indebtedness.”